CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 Long tale of legendary heroes (4)

9 Obviously true (10) 10 Grown ups (6) 11 Untidy and careless (8)

12 Organisation that guards against unreasonable behaviour (5-3)

14 Join the army, for example (6)

16 Construction that extends into the sea (4)

17 Farm building where milk is stored (5)

18 Friend or country willing to help (4)

19 Fish-eating bird of prey (6)

21 Noticeably different, clearly seen (8)

23 Considered, thought about (8) 26 Top of the House in Bingo (6) 27 Very casual or unconcerned (10) 28 Painful (4)

DOWN

1 Females who have rooms to let, especially at the seaside (10)

2 Small carriage for carrying people across a ravine, for example (5-3)

3 Swore, using violent language (6)

4 Probability of something happening, especially used by bookmakers (4)

5 Completely (8)

6 Decoration consisting of a hanging bunch of threads on a curtain, for example (6)

7 The lowest female singing voice (4) 13

Wear down slowly (5)

15 Members of the legal profession (10)

17 Early in the morning (8) 18 Sharpness, bitterness (8) 20 Make or become less or smaller (6)

22 Piece of classical music written for solo instrument (6)

24 Double-reed musical instrument (4) 25 Front face of a clock (4)